New Moon Journal

Dancing with the Stars

Just a friendly note the New Moon in Libra begins at 1:01 am Thursday morning and Mercury goes retrograde at 12 midnight on the October 12th at 9° Scorpio. Libra represents the fine art of relating. I created this SoulCollage for the Libra New Moon.

I am the One who dances, in sync with my sacred Other.

This SoulCollage® card is full of that rich juicy vibrant 2nd chakra energy, spinning with vitality.

24 hours before the New Moon look to see where Libra sits in your chart, what is necessary in that area of your life. What’s been in your face? Set three intentions [wishes] you want to manifest based on the Libra energies in your life.

24 hours after the New Moon release your intentions through a ritual. You could write them down and burn them. Dance your intentions-put on some music and swing them into being. Become the Manifestor. Create a SoulCollage image around the desired outcome- what do you want to create- aka The Secret.

Expect a shift.

First expect to see what is holding you back from living these intentions. Become the Observer. The first 10 days of a Mercury retrograde you’ll see what needs fixing[October 12-23], the rest of the Mercury retrograde [October 23-November 1st] get down to business and take action to balance the chaos and bring order. It’s a do-over. You’ll get insights especially by the Full Moon in Taurus on October 26th.

Remember you are harvesting seeds for planting next Spring on the Full Moon in Libra on March 21st, 2008.

Sun enters Libra-moving to get it

Autumnal Equinox. For those living in the Northern Hemisphere the Sun enters Libra at 5:52 am on September 23 2007 and we collectively begin the fall harvest- of letting go and surrendering. Death of the past to manifest the future. It’s time to give your creative life new form, to disintegrate, purify and regenerate.

During the summer months we may have been imbrued with new direction, a creative project was revealed in the inner world that now seeks attention in our outer world.

Here’s a quick scenario of what happens energetically when you seek to build.

I am inspired with a new idea or project (last spring, New Moon in Aries).

I start to create from that seed thought. The idea is manifesting within my psyche. I plan it, I speak it. [5th chakra] I love it. [4th chakra] I edit and sort my inner and outer worlds to make it real. [Virgo] My dream begins to build power within me and around me. [Mars,3rd chakra] I move to get it.

How good are you at moving it???

To get it, I have to move. I have to stand in my power, be authentic. In order to move I’ll meet others along the way-my partner, my friends, my family [Libra] and as I share my precious idea, those people might not see my vision or understand what I am about.

• How do you meet with naysayers and doubters?
• Do you abandon your creative projects?
• Do you rear up?
• Do you push through it? Again...

How do you move to get it?

It’s now time to temper my response..do I expand and take a risk- feel it and drive it home, or do I contract, retreat- to feel it and drive it home. Each task is a death. Each task is sacred.

The Fall Season- Libra, Scorpio and Sagittarius

In the Fall we harvest the seeds for planting next spring. What you planted in March 2007 is now ready for harvesting. If I planted weeds then I am harvesting weeds. If you planted corn you are harvesting corn. Cycles and rhythm and balance are what this astrology stuff is about. Bringing the sky and the earth together and honoring the rhythm of the seasons and the rhythms of the day and night forces is mirrored back, within you, around you. In that regard issues I may be dealing with issues that are ready to be taken to the next level, released and surrendered too (Scorpio) based on the way I think (Mercury). Plus at the Autumnal Equinox there is a Mars/Pluto opposition (see Lynn Hayes post here) at play taking the intensity up a notch. Mars goes retrograde in November 14th and jabs back and forth at Pluto until Spring 2008.

What did you wish and dream of back in late March? Harvest it now. Here are some themes for the Libra energy and your SoulCollage® cards for the next new moon. In Libra I am the One who....

• I am the One who Partners. I am the One who is a Wife. My energy relates to healthy agreements, sharing and interdependence.
• I am the One who Balances. My energy relates to issues of fairness including balance, equality, appreciation of opposite views, negotiation and counseling.
• I am the One who Counsels.
• I am the One who is Beautiful. I seek harmony representing peace, beauty and art. Refinement- luxury, elegance, pampering, good taste, grace are things that attract me.
• I am the One who builds Teamwork- giving and receiving, collaborating, supportive relationships, cooperation.
• I am on the One who is the Diplomat. I love being social- being companionable, tact, getting along with others, one-on-one interactions, diplomacy, affinity for others. On the world-wide web think of MySpace and Facebook.
• I am the One who is Co-dependent. I feel lost in my relationships- loss of self-identity, appeasing behaviors, indecision, aimless discussion. I represent entanglements that bind.
• I am the One who Harvests. Restoring health- adrenal glands, buttocks, diabetes, kidneys.

Michele’s SoulCollage® card for the Fall Harvest
Death Stalking...

I am the One
who is Death.
You walked
and stalked with me
as a child
learning much.

I bring changes
to the inner and
outer worlds.

To render
to release,
what no longer serves.
To renew.

Walk with me now
see what I hold,
where I go
there are lessons.

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Fall catalogs arrived in record numbers this month, and this One wanted attention. Jennifer Louden’s blogs about resisting her own inward retreat. The death of mommyhood I faced this summer and the renewed energies I have found in letting go reminds me once again how we are collectively called to face the little deaths to be reborn anew.

You may now find yourself dealing with issues that are ready to be taken to the next level, released and surrendered too (Scorpio) based on the way you think (Mercury). Who and how are you going to partner with another to make your creative dream happen?

Thus, as we turn the wheel from summer into fall, Libra’s energies call us to bring our creative life back into balance- in all our relationships. To ask what has heart and meaning for me now? How do I hold myself back? Am I supported? What needs to be let go of so I can move freely into the future?

Saturn’s now in Virgo, demanding change, attention to details and the structure of health and work.

You’ll see pretty quickly what needs attention, what needs to be let go. The archetype of Pluto, the Transformer as death [also Saturn] is often depicted as a dark form holding a sickle. Saturn represents the structure, the status quo, the ego. Fear. Pluto is the cosmic garbage collector, he takes away in order to transform. Something needs to change or be surrendered in order to go to the next place. Restructure.

Harvesting your seed thoughts means that Death is stalking. Fall is a time of disintegration, we surrender and let go to move to the next place. Expect resistance, expect disintegration and then renewal. The Moon and the seasons reflect this cycle of birth, death and renewal. Our own birth chart mirrors this dance with death (8th house, Scorpio) and at the turn of the wheel we begin the Fall. Namaste.

Some resources to share:

A retreat Discovering your Authentic Self, November 1-4, 2007 in Delray Beach, Florida is a four day psycho-spiritual retreat with both integrative breathwork and SoulCollage® offered by my friend, Noreen Donahue, LCSW.
Jennifer Louden’s September Newsletter is full of insights.
The Alchemy of Social Transformation by Lenore Norrgard. Visit Lenore’s website for more about her ritual Dreaming the Dark Solstice Ritual.

About: Rev. Michele Lessirard, C.Ht. is an astrologer, SoulCollage Facilitator and shamanic practitioner providing healing, counseling and instruction since 1993. She writes, shares her thoughts and art online at The New Moon Journal®.

Part 3 - Sitting Pretty -the New Moon in Libra

Fall is about harvesting the seeds for planting next spring. What you planted in March 2006 is now ready for harvesting. If you planted weeds then you are harvesting weeds. If you planted corn you are harvesting corn. Cycles and rhythm and balance are what this astrology stuff is about. Bringing the sky and the earth together and honoring the rhythm of the seasons, the rhythms of the day and the night forces. This rhythm around you is mirrored back within you. In that regard issues we may be dealing with are ready to be taken to the next level, released and surrendered too (Scorpio) based on the way you think (Mercury).

Are you asking yourself why am I in this funky place again?

New Moon in Libra
October 22, 2006 at 1:14 AM est
28 degrees Libra 40 minutes

This New Moon in Libra rules:

• Marriage including partnerships, agreements, sharing, interdependence
• Fairness including balance, equality, appreciation of opposite views, negotiation, counseling.
• Harmony- peace, beauty, art, decorations.
• Teamwork- giving and receiving, collaboration, supportive relationships, cooperation.
• Social ability- being companionable, tact, getting along with others, one on one interactions, diplomacy, affinity for others.
• Refinement- luxury, elegance, pampering, good taste, grace.
• Loss of self-identity- co-dependency, appeasing behaviors, indecision, aimless discussion.
• Restoring health- adrenal glands, buttocks, diabetes, kidneys.

This lunation requires some serious action, Saturn in Leo is demanding it. Libra an air sign ruled by Venus seeks balance, harmony. She rules law, justice and fair deals. Fair play. When we are out of alignment, then the scale swings to one side or the other.

• Libra is about our relationship to other– siblings, parents, partners– marriage and friends.
• Libra represents 7th house of relationships.  Marriage. At this new moon relating is highlighted.
• Who am I in relationship to you? Where do I get lost?
• Where do I hold back? Am I in balance?
• Is this my truth or your truth? Where do I stand and what do I stand for?
• What truth am I telling myself about this relationship?
• A paradigm is truth concretized. Do I need to shift my thinking, reevaluate my relationships? Compromise?
• A paradigm is a truth we hold as real. What truth am I vested in? Is it mine or someone else's?
• What you planted at in the Spring March 2006 is now ready for harvest. What seeds are you reaping through your emotional, spiritual, mental and physical body?

When I was a kid at the Jersey shore we went to the 34th Street playground. It was always fun to find the balance on the seesaw. That’s the way I think of Libra’s energies – we are called to balance body, mind and spirit like a seesaw. In partnering with another the goal is to stay within yet merge- there is always a dance with balance issues. Relationship issues are up- how you partner with another, how you balance your needs versus your husband, children, work. ***smile***

At this New Moon VENUS/SUN/MOON/MARS are all lined up at 27-29 degrees of Libra. These are personal planets, energies related to the chakra centers within your body:

• Venus rules the Heart- the 4th chakra. How are you in harmony with others? What relationships past or present still get you? Who are you holding hostage? You may want to work with Byron Katie's book– Loving What Is.
• Moon rules the 6th chakra- the seat of intuition. How do you access that divine wisdom within on an intuitive level? How secure am I with my own knowing, seeing, hearing? If this chakra is wanting you may want to read the book Divine Guidance by Doreen Virtue.
• Sun rules the 8th chakra- your connection to Spirit, the God Force. Bringing Spirit's energy down into your body. How do you make that connection real in everyday matters? Grounded Spirit. If this chakra needs building, you may want to read Sacred Contacts by Carolyn Myss.
• Mars rules the 3rd chakra- the seat of power. If this chakra is wounded you may want to read my friend Colleen’s new book: Energy for Life: Connect with the Source and Inner Power: Six Techniques for Increased Energy and Self-Healing. If you haven’t got a clue what I am talking about, then go for a walk, ask for a healing dream. This is a time to show up for yourself.

For the past couple days I have stirred the pot talking about Scorpio. At the time of the New Moon in Libra Jupiter and Mercury are holding court at 22 degrees of Scorpio. Mercury (the communicator) meets up with Jupiter, moves off then comes back to meet with Jupiter. This happens three times during the next 30 days. Jupiter’s energy asks us all to take a risk.

The Call: You might remember that in May of 2000 there was a planetary lineup of Jupiter and Saturn at 22 degrees of Taurus. The Call: a new global structure to be built on practical values, based on heart and soul. Everyday Matters. Jupiter and Saturn left a mark- personally and globally.

The Response: Now these energies are at a crossroad called a square – Jupiter in Scorpio, Saturn in Leo. What did you want to create back in Spring of 2000? What opportunities occurred to build something new. How did you join forces with the right people? Issues of relating– you are called at this lunation to bring long standing problems to an end. Don’t drag your ratty old bag of trash deeper into this cycle– leave it at the door.

That’s the letting go part of Scorpio– in the fixed signs we want to hold back, hold on, hold up because it’s routine, we feel secure in those routines. Scorpio demands we surrender. Did you know that the New Moons until Spring of 2007 all occur at the late degrees. This time is fated, the energy presenting itself is finished, time to move on, move through. You have the tools in hand to make the changes. Push out of your comfort zone.

Where is 21-24 degrees of Scorpio in your chart? That is where the action is. The cycle back in 2000 asked you to create something of value. Practical value. You had six years to build a new foundation. The things that don’t work in this cycle are up for revision. That’s a challenge –mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually. Libra is about balance. Libra at 29 degrees acts more Scorpio.

So if you are a healer, you can’t be all woo-woo with it. Someone (you) must pay the bills. Come out of your shell. Do a dismemberment journey.

On the other hand have you been called to be a healer??? Maybe you approached this with so much practicality, driven by your need for security that now you find your life and things in a tizzy.  Have you been too practical, too rigid? Stuck. Break out of the shell. Do a dismemberment journey.

I am talking about the Taurus/Scorpio polarity- the seesaw. Finding that centerpoint of balance. Last May many of my readers graduated from Sandra Ingerman’s two year training. What did you shout out into the Ring? What you are facing now is part of that declaration. Look to the chakra’s I have referenced. Any insights there? Now is a good time to journey to your Teachers in non-ordinary reality. Since Fall’s harvest is about separating the wheat from the chaff a dismemberment journey may be in order. Check in, frame the question…we are all letting go to build anew next Spring.

The sky energies of Taurus and Scorpio’s work together on the seesaw of life to balance out practicality with power. Holding on, holding up, holding back related to your thinking. Jupiter has been moving through Scorpio this past year getting you ready to take a different path…maybe the road less traveled. What you are noticing is the an inner resistance. And I celebrate this with you because you are right on target. Cry, fret, beat some pillows then move on. This lunation in Libra is stirring the pot, asking you to look again and face the fears.

Where is 29 degrees of Libra in your chart?  Where is 22 degrees of Scorpio? 24 hours before the New Moon go within, connect with what is working and learning you. Journey on it.

24 hours after the New Moon- write down your intentions, verbalize it, and let it go.

I am vacuuming my way through this new moon in Virgo

The dust is still settling after the BIG window installation here at the Lessirard abode. I can now stand outside and scream for help and my husband can’t hear me with the windows closed. Last Sunday I stood on the patio with the sliding glass door closed yelling for him to come take the puppy. Inside the house, behind the impact glass, he thought I was just making faces at him...doesn't he know my mad face? My garage make over is on the back burner while the house gets put back together. The leaky roof is getting fixed tomorrow (found a good roofer) and then it’s onto major painting.

This is the first day in three weeks I have been able to get into my office and online at the computer. Pulled the plastic tarps off furniture, moved everything back into place to down load 1200 emails. There’s still clutter to bust, cleaning to do, draperies to hang, furniture to move back into place but I grabbed a few moments to write this. Seems like I sit and wonder am I making any head way? ***laugh*** I am vacuuming my way through this new moon…

We should be having a New Moon in Libra…but we are not. I forgot about that until today…Instead of Libra we are having another New Moon in Virgo at 29 degrees. Virgo is about cleaning up, ordering. Two new moons in Virgo begs the question “How am I shifting things to a better state?”

Maybe that’s why I went out this week and bought four new vacuum cleaners in the last three days. A Spotbot for puppy pee, heck paper towels and wool light spray cleaner was not working for me. This thing is way cool. Spot it, bot it, got it. Last night Husband and I sat on sofa next to each other watching the Spotbot do it's magic. Such togetherness.

I bought a nifty new Sears upright vacuum for the house to replace our old 15 year old cannister vac. My #1 question to the saleswoman– “does this vacuum suck up a magic markers?” No lie, our beloved housekeeper of 17 years came to me one day and said the vacuum’s not sucking. Low and behold there’s a Crayola marker stuck in the tube and a whole lot of other things. My husband still laughs at that one. Then with all the construction dust from the windows and mopping I decided to splurge with a new Hoover Floormate Spin Scrubber for the tile floors. Today I spent the morning sucking up dirty black water. The housekeeper was here yesterday. The thrill of it all. Oh yes, I fried our 12 year old shop vac by leaving it out in the rain during Hurricane– no wait- Tropical Storm Ernesto (hey, it was late and I was tired of moving things out of the POD).

This New Moon in Virgo is a solar eclipse at 29 degrees of Virgo, so BAM the Virgo energies at hand are kicked up a notch! Virgo energy with a Libra flare. Grounded thinking, practical wisdom. Get your ducks in a row by taking all the parts you have…then put them together in a cohesive new way. Straighten up and fly right so we can “see how we are attached to our own suffering.” Sounds pleasant doesn’t it? And it’s all playing itself out on the world stage with the Pope, Chavez…and such. What are they thinking???

My question to you is this: “What were you wishing for at the New Moon in Aries on March 29?”  Me? I strongly declared I want out of South Florida ***sigh*** Which set into motion where I am today, in the midst of re-ordering. And with Virgo at 29 degrees passing over my Pisces Sun in the 4th house …My ‘get out of town’ energy is coming up big time this week…I am missing the seasonal change, the Fall weather. For the past five years I have headed to Albany, New York and then to Omega to hang with friends (Shilo) and experience the Fall. The art festival in Rhinebeck, the pumpkins, the corn stalks, walking the land at Omega, the crisp cool air as the leaves change.

Not this year, I graduated in May. ***sigh*** It’s still a hot, humid 92 degrees here in sunny South Florida. My inner child is screaming “I want Fall weather!” Hush there child. I am grateful the latest hurricanes have veared away. Inwardly and outwardly I am pushing and moving, cleaning and purging things here at the Lessirard house. This Virgo experience is still unfolding, but there is now more light and less dirt at the end of the tunnel. I am getting through the Moving On process and putting parts together in a new way. The curious thing is I have never proceeded in this fashion before in my life, I am more a ‘spur of the moment’ woman. More Pisces then Virgo. In 1992 there was such a drive within me to be near water, so we put our house on the market and it sold in two weeks. Heck our last move was five minutes across town to a house with a very large swimming pool. But after watching my friends Shilo and Osi go banana's in their long distance moves, I decided to start early. (I don't know where we are moving.) I am learning a lot about me in the process.

At this new moon in Virgo I am seeing the power of my intentions declared in March. What were you thinking about back then? Those of you in the VisionKeeping process may want to really check in. Many times people come to session and say, “it’s just not working, I decided I want to do this. I set my intention and nothing is happening.” Yet when we tie this “wanting” energy back into their charts/heart’s and the moon cycle, a pattern is revealed, usually you haven’t cooked enough. That is what astrology is about ‘right timing.’

You see there are three crosses in astrology– Cardinal, Fixed and Mutable. Right now we are moving into the Cardinal energies. We have been in mutable energies for the past month. Think of mutable as getting your engine revved up at the starting gate but the flags not down yet telling you to go. It can be frustrating. When the Sun moves into Libra on Saturday, be ready.

The Cardinal Cross is represented by the signs Aries, Cancer, Libra and Capricorn. The Sun, or the CEO of your chart is making key aspects in your chart at this time of year. Where is 0 degrees of Libra in your chart? What house is that on? Cardinal energies want action, movement. Aries gives you the momentum. Cancer asks you for an emotional commitment (move that emotional body) ‘sea of emotions’, Libra asks for you to seek a balance in your life with a joyful heart (get your thinking aligned) and Capricorn provides the structure, provided you’re grounded (that’s Saturn working and learning us all). Highly intuitive people don’t like to be grounded. To those intuitives…. remember you need grounding energies to manifest your heart’s desire. Aries and Libra (Equinoxes) , Cancer and Capricorn (Solstice) work together in sacred partnership. Get all four aspects working together, in-sync and you start to manifest big time. For this new moon I called on an old and dear friend. Angelic Messenger cards where the first tool I used when I ‘woke up’ in 1993.

“The key word is Challenge: Accepting spiritual initiation as the birthing of your dreams.

This energy is here because you are now undergoing a period of spiritual initiation in order to give a specific presence and form to your dreams, hopes, and expectations.

This guidance suggests that you are being called to finish up old business, both physical and spiritual, in order to move forward with your life physically and spiritually. You are also being guided to relax and accept the guidance that is coming to you from your angelic teachers rather than feeling you must do everything for yourself and by yourself. This card deals specifically with the fulfillment of certain specific dreams and/or aspirations that you've felt were to be part of your life, offering your personal skill and spiritual insight to be of service to humanity.” – Angelic Messenger Cards

What does that mean for you at this New Moon/Solar Eclipse in Virgo? Well lets say at the Aries New Moon (fire) you want to get out of the town. There is a drive to do something, be creative. Spring is about new beginnings. By the Cancer New Moon you’ll be facing the bottled up emotions (water), the emotional attachments that connect you have borne fruit. By the Libra new moon you’ll be called to balance out the head (thinking) and the heart (love). In the Libra energies we gather up, it’s a practical harvest this year with so much Virgo energy at play. Don’t be surprised that by the Capricorn new moon you have your bus ticket in hand heading North.

That’s how one works the cardinal cross. Figure out what you want, plug into the energies at hand and then stand back to observe. Our thoughts set into motion things we do and don’t want to manifest in profound ways. At this new moon the energies are potent…it’s a solar eclipse. Stay aware of what you are thinking about!! Virgo is ruled by Mercury, the communicator. People are saying what they think. Libra is ruled by Venus. Libra also rules war. Think of the scales of justice…balance.

Check out April Kent’s blog for more about this Virgo New Moon. Thanks April for the mention! She’s got some great resources listed for this eclipse. I am headed that way to read her blog now…

Expose yourself at this Libra Full Moon- Part 2

Every time you suppress some part of yourself or allow others to play you small, you are in essence ignoring the owner’s manual your creator gave you and destroying your design.-Oprah Winfrey

It’s a full moon in Libra. Full moons bring a release. What is in the dark comes up to the light, you have clarity. It is/you are exposed! It may be clarity related to experiences from 6 months ago (new moon in Libra) and 18 months ago when we had a New Moon/Solar eclipse in Libra at 22 degrees on October 13, 2004. It may even string back to 1997 and 1986..but that is way to complicated to explain here. Just go with me on this one.*[see note at end of story].

Full Moon in Libra
Beginning of the Full Moon Spiritual Festivals
April 13, 2006 at 12:40 pm est
23 degrees Libra 37 minutes

Is your need for safety making you compromise? The energy of relating, Libra is about collaboration, partnership and marriage. In order to partner successfully with others I must have a strong sense of Self. How many times have I merged too deeply with another and lost my voice, negated my inner knowing? In those instances I am destroying my inner design, not following my life pulse, negating the Moon energy within me.

Exposing myself– what does that statement mean for you in partnerships? This is the time of year to become “incredibly Selfish- a state in which you actually do what is best for you. [Aries] This in turn creates a larger contribution to your family and the world. [Libra]”-Thomas Leonard. Being incredibly selfish is a way to process what's right for you– the Greater you. What would that look like? How would this concept shape shift your life?

We are all in some way coming out of hiding- from winter, from our past. Saturn is now direct in Leo, having moved into this sign in July 2005. However the first 9 months of this Saturn in Leo brings up all the issues we faced while Saturn was in Cancer. July 2005 to now was a nine month birth, the next three months May, June, July we see the results of the new me dealing with Saturn in Leo energy. Each month, at each new moon, we are consciously or unconsciously faced our issues with safety and emotional comfort. It’s like a mini Saturn in Cancer boot camp. Can I share this, can I say this, can I be this way?? Will you like me, love me? Accept me?

If I really want to express my joy, I have be courageous and step out of my comfort zone…people may not like me [risk of changing what people know and have come to expect].

“Doggonit it, I am good enough, smart enough and I like me, don’t I?” That, my friends, is contributing to your confusion and chaos in the form of worry and anxiety. With Pluto retrograde at the new moon in Aries, this energy became more intense, in your face. Remember this is a birth- there is chaos when something new is created and birthed. Expect a big aha at this Full Moon in Libra. Settle down, settle down dear inner child.

The caution at this Full moon is to not go flapping around, you have tools now to seek your own inner balance. Figure out how to make this happen, even in small ways and the rewards are great.

Reflect and renew your own inner knowing: I suggest re-reading your journal to see where you where at body, mind and spirit in the months of October 2004 and again October 2005. We are gleaming the results of those intentions now at this Full Moon in Libra. I have posted the New Moon Journal for Libra New Moons 2004 and 2005 and this full moon in a pdf so you can re-read the energies. It may help refresh your memories. I honor your journey.

Ask these questions: How can I be incredibly selfish? What does that look like, feel like? What are my own hot spots? Do I need to move away from something to gain more clarity? Aries is about the fire of self purification…burning up to push out into the world- to expose. Seeds push up from the dark into the light of our fiery Sun. Libra is about balance, allowing the beauty of air and fire to nurture and sustain my “incredibly selfish” dreams.

This is the week of Passover and Easter. We begin a three month cycle of spiritual festival that ends at the Full Moon in Gemini. Easter represents the Cycle of Restoration that occurred between the years 1987-1999– this period defined who we are.

We renew these energies at the April Full Moon on April 13, 2006:

At the first quarter the seeds either burst forth with energy in the dark, head upward and sprout or they abort their mission/growth- never to manifest. This period is called crisis in action because there is extreme pressure to overcome the inertia from the past. Think of the scythe shape of the crescent moon cutting away old forms. This has happened before- we felt this energy collectively in 1990-1993. This was an intense time, with not much understanding. This crisis in action energy is with us again- collectively in 2003-2006. Remember though you have been given new spiritual tools- because the old forms you were taught won't work.– Grow what you know

Grow what you know explains this time of year– a most sacred time on the planet in so many wondrous ways. Remember…

*Aries/Libra: Saturn/Jupiter in Libra created a new cycle that lasted from 1981 to May 2000. Collectively we learned new ways to relate, saw our relationship issues– the good,t he bad, the ugly. That Libra cycle ended at the Saturn/Jupiter conjunction in Taurus in May 2000.
May 1, 1986– 87 there was a series of North Node eclipses in Aries/South Node Libra representing new experiences, pioneering new behavior.
August 1995–January 1997 we had a series of North Node eclipses in Libra/South Node Aries representing new ways to relate, integrate relationships. Aries/Libra work together = Self and other.  

Resources used in this journal:
Shaman’s Bowl series from Paintedjourneys by Beth Budesheim.
28 Principles of Attraction by Thomas Leonard

Expose yourself at this Libra Full Moon- Part 1.

"When you finally expose yourself
and let yourself be known,
the sky does not fall.
Instead, things begin to unfold;
miracles happen."
—Suzanne Falter-Barns

Part 1– Coming out of hiding is a theme unfolding…as I get ready to write about the Full Moon in Libra, I am cleaning up my office and filling on this fine rainy day. I decided to listen to Susan Schanerman’s interview with Sandy Grason on her radio show EmpowerHourLive. Glad I did…it’s a wonderful way to take us into this Libra Full Moon energy on April 13th.

Click here to listen to Susan’s interview with Sandy Grason, author of the bestselling JOURNALUTION: Journaling to Awaken Your Inner Voice, Heal Your Life and Manifest Your Dreams.

We are all collectively coming out in some way during this cycle. I am hearing this theme (or struggle) in people’s comment’s and emails. I found this Coming Out of Hiding Candle…just the ticket for this new fiery Aries cycle. There’s a wonderful story on the web site…too long to share here. Suzanne Falter-Barns writes “It smells like freesia and mint and it gives me power… I burn it all day long at my computer as I write.” Aries is about pushing through from the dark into the light, Libra is about creating balance and cooperation in all our relationships to support this coming out process. Stay tuned for Part 2 “Expose Yourself” posted Tuesday afternoon.

Love,